Ramanuj Rai And ORS v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.37146 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -140 Year- 2017 Thana -PATNA CITY CHOWK District- PATNA ======================================================

1. Ramanuj Rai, S/o Late Punit Rai.

2. Upendra Rai, S/o Ramanuj Rai.

3. Nand Kishore Rai @ Nand Kishore.

4. Nand Lal Rai @ Nand Lal Kumar, Sons of Upendra Rai. All resident of Sukumarpur Diyara, P.S. Raghopur, District- Vaishali, at present Resident of Sri Guru Govind Singh Kanganghat, Jhauganj, Patna City, P.S. Chowk, District- Patna.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sunil Kumar For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Chandra Bhushan Prasad ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 19-08-2017 Heard the parties.

The petitioners are apprehending his arrest in connection with Chowk P.S.Case No.140 of 2017, registered for offences punishable under Sections 379, 427, 186, 332, 353, 504, 411, 145 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation against the petitioners is of misbehaving with the police party and there is also recovery of eight plants of 'Ganja' in the house of the petitioner.

Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that earlier to this case, daughter of the informant had lodged a case against the informant in this case of outraging her modesty and

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37146 of 2017 (2) dt.19-08-2017 2/2 thereafter the present case has been filed and whole family members have been made accused in this case. Heard learned A.P.P. also.

Having heard both sides and in view of the facts and circumstances, as stated above, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, however, the petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks and make prayer for regular bail, which will be considered by the learned court below on the basis of the fact that prior to lodging of this case, a case had been lodged by the daughter of the informant.

Considering this aspect of the matter, the learned court below will pass appropriate order without being prejudiced by the order of this Court.

With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) chn/- U T